The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-05
THE STATE CONVENTION
Temporary Organization speech OF Hon
John :. Barbour Hon. John 1oode Per
mancut Chairman Speeches OF Daniel
Nas.rY ana Harris The Platform.


Roanoke wa called 90 order Yesterday al
- o'clock m by Hon. John ;. Barbour,
chairman of the State Committee br.
=. II. M0Nctt was elected temporary
chairman and John Bell Bigger secretary.
I'm calling the convention TO order Mr
Barbour made a speech of some length,
from which we make somr choice ex.
tracts
SPEECH OF WON. joins $. BARBol Il.
After q few Introductory remarks Mr.
Barbour said "rhe calling of "a Demo
cratic Convention i'm advance of impor
tani elections was always i'm order In
Virginia. but IL seems that the cXpediency
of the present assemblage was opposed
ON the part of some of our political
leaders and regarded hy others as of
doubtful policy, not because the elections
of next November will not Dee of great
imp0rtancc from both the state and
national standpoint. bu' because IL was
apprchendcd that certain differences Of
opinion might exist within the party
organization upon which the convention
would split and divide. IF differences OF
opiniOn existed among ourselves, where
could they bc better determined than by
tIo.f tIf "''''
Cootiopinrho sail "A house divided
o.,o;m., isol3 a.. an. toll cannot stand
and H0 party. however strong, can sub
raor % n ,,srry nrr,ri1atiou be ncccs.
Sara. to arcomnli.h fhe desired political
results the views of few must Weld 90
The sentiments of the many A majority
must control i'm popular governments on
the whole theory oi our institution i-
wrong
HE indorsed lhe Nlmln l-iIalioh7"i n"'"
President Cleveland ana NoFcInor Lee
On thc debt question hc planted himself
~qHafclY on the i,Hilehrfeef settlement
ON ihc question OF Virginia cialm
against the general government and tine
action off the General Assembly ai The eN-
ira session. Doc i- reported as follows.
The opinion b. entertained that Nir-
guia ha- "a well founded claim against
the United States Government, under Che
circumstances referred 90, Tor remunera
ti0n t0r the loss oi her territory, ana lhal
She ought tO receive for ihls loss oi
territory au equivalent ln value OF pun.
Die lands The course OF the Legislature
no thc recent extra session, in declining
t0 accept the terms submitted by the
English bOndhOldcr through their com.
mi--i0ner-. Is deserving of The cordial en
d0r-cmcnt 0f our people
Ancr f0r.ifyng his position, that
the State IS unable to pay more than
that allowed hy the Riddlcbergcr bin, be
goes en as follow
"lt Na great mistake io assume ihai
the Democratic party proposes 90 make
contest with The Supreme Court oi the
United states. lAe supreme OooeIt mas
made TWO decisions in cohIllci WIN cacH
other in regard io ihcconsututionailiy OF
the legislation ON The subject The court
has gone 0Hi oi iis way i9 set aside ihe
plain provisions of an amendment to thc
Constitution %, in conflict with another
provisional that instrument lhcdccIsion
referred to WAS made hN adNided court,
with "a majority OBJ only one Julge D,
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